Comments on: First Week, Review of Pimsleur Greek and First Impressions http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: lyzazel - Linas http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-867 lyzazel - Linas Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-867 Lol, strange, isn't it? The thing is, it doesn't sound much like Spanish to me anymore once I learned some. I guess if spoken real fast it still would, though. Lol, strange, isn’t it? The thing is, it doesn’t sound much like Spanish to me anymore once I learned some. I guess if spoken real fast it still would, though.

]]> By: lyzazel - Linas http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-868 lyzazel - Linas Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-868 Lol, strange, isn't it? The thing is, it doesn't sound much like Spanish to me anymore once I learned some. I guess if spoken real fast it still would, though. Lol, strange, isn’t it? The thing is, it doesn’t sound much like Spanish to me anymore once I learned some. I guess if spoken real fast it still would, though.

]]> By: Glen http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Glen Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:40:00 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-861 I totally agree that it sounds like Spanish. It's funny that you say that. I totally agree that it sounds like Spanish. It’s funny that you say that.

]]> By: Mariannaki_285 http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Mariannaki_285 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-808 hahhaha..<<I>> i am greek.. what you said is half true.. we like combining words .. or we like using words that have a stupid meaning and funny sound.. for example : κουφάλα=koufala=cavity when someone s sneaky we say είσαι μεγάλη κουφάλα ρε = you are a big cavity (re) but i call my friends like that all the time XD hahhaha..<> i am greek.. what you said is half true.. we like combining words .. or we like using words that have a stupid meaning and funny sound.. for example : κουφάλα=koufala=cavity when someone s sneaky we say είσαι μεγάλη κουφάλα ρε = you are a big cavity (re) but i call my friends like that all the time XD

]]> By: Johano http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Johano Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:56:43 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-449 Actually, the feminine article is <b>η</b>, though it's pronounced like <b>ι</b> in Modern Greek. Actually, the feminine article is η, though it’s pronounced like ι in Modern Greek.

]]> By: Johano http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Johano Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-775 Actually, the feminine article is <b>η</b>, though it's pronounced like <b>ι</b> in Modern Greek. Actually, the feminine article is η, though it’s pronounced like ι in Modern Greek.

]]> By: Haddock http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Haddock Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:39 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-322 I agree about MT and Pimsleur. I went through the Arabic "MT" (not done by MT himself but more or less with hos principle). Well , although this was Egyptian dialect, this considerably reinforced my 2 Pismeur Syrian Arabic levels, I understood things I had not inferred. This may be more true for "difficult" languages. Pimsleur Spanish and Italian or Portuguese were easy and I upraded to Assimil, I am not csure MT would have added much. But MT first may be another good option instead of Pimsleur First, I won't have any opportunity to try it, I guess. I'm not certain, but getting as good a pronunciation as possible early my be paramount. MT (english speaker ones) are not good at that. I agree about MT and Pimsleur.
I went through the Arabic “MT” (not done by MT himself but more or less with hos principle). Well , although this was Egyptian dialect, this considerably reinforced my 2 Pismeur Syrian Arabic levels, I understood things I had not inferred.
This may be more true for “difficult” languages. Pimsleur Spanish and Italian or Portuguese were easy and I upraded to Assimil, I am not csure MT would have added much. But MT first may be another good option instead of Pimsleur First, I won’t have any opportunity to try it, I guess.
I’m not certain, but getting as good a pronunciation as possible early my be paramount. MT (english speaker ones) are not good at that.

]]> By: Haddock http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Haddock Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:00 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-774 I agree about MT and Pimsleur. I went through the Arabic "MT" (not done by MT himself but more or less with hos principle). Well , although this was Egyptian dialect, this considerably reinforced my 2 Pismeur Syrian Arabic levels, I understood things I had not inferred. This may be more true for "difficult" languages. Pimsleur Spanish and Italian or Portuguese were easy and I upraded to Assimil, I am not csure MT would have added much. But MT first may be another good option instead of Pimsleur First, I won't have any opportunity to try it, I guess. I'm not certain, but getting as good a pronunciation as possible early my be paramount. MT (english speaker ones) are not good at that. I agree about MT and Pimsleur.
I went through the Arabic “MT” (not done by MT himself but more or less with hos principle). Well , although this was Egyptian dialect, this considerably reinforced my 2 Pismeur Syrian Arabic levels, I understood things I had not inferred.
This may be more true for “difficult” languages. Pimsleur Spanish and Italian or Portuguese were easy and I upraded to Assimil, I am not csure MT would have added much. But MT first may be another good option instead of Pimsleur First, I won’t have any opportunity to try it, I guess.
I’m not certain, but getting as good a pronunciation as possible early my be paramount. MT (english speaker ones) are not good at that.

]]> By: lyzazel http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-321 lyzazel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:32:47 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-321 I didn't want it to seem like I had taken offense. There was no reason to, you seem to have informative and well reasoned comments. As for differences between Pimsleur and Michel Thomas, that deserves a paper or at least a post in itself but basically I believe that Michel Thomas teaches the essential grammar while Pimsleur focuses on vocabulary. After Michel Thomas, you would be able to pick up a dictionary and construct your sentences with it because you would know how to do grammar (although surely in a somewhat limited way but that's normal). I think that a true language course should have that. With Pimsleur, you wouldn't really know how to do this because you have learned the most common verbs and their conjugations but not how to actually conjugate verbs in general. At least that's the general impression I have been getting. It should also be taken into account that Michel Thomas Foundation + Advanced is about 15 hours which is only one third of the 45 hours that all three levels of Pimsleur take. The non-native pronunciation thing is not a thing that is intrinsic in the Michel Thomas method and I can be easily fixed just like you said. And you're right, there are a lot of opinions about those. Often both of these courses seem to be like a "love or hate" type of thing to people. I didn’t want it to seem like I had taken offense. There was no reason to, you seem to have informative and well reasoned comments.

As for differences between Pimsleur and Michel Thomas, that deserves a paper or at least a post in itself but basically I believe that Michel Thomas teaches the essential grammar while Pimsleur focuses on vocabulary. After Michel Thomas, you would be able to pick up a dictionary and construct your sentences with it because you would know how to do grammar (although surely in a somewhat limited way but that’s normal). I think that a true language course should have that. With Pimsleur, you wouldn’t really know how to do this because you have learned the most common verbs and their conjugations but not how to actually conjugate verbs in general. At least that’s the general impression I have been getting. It should also be taken into account that Michel Thomas Foundation + Advanced is about 15 hours which is only one third of the 45 hours that all three levels of Pimsleur take. The non-native pronunciation thing is not a thing that is intrinsic in the Michel Thomas method and I can be easily fixed just like you said.

And you’re right, there are a lot of opinions about those. Often both of these courses seem to be like a “love or hate” type of thing to people.

]]> By: lyzazel http://ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/first-week-review-of-pimsleur-greek-and-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-773 lyzazel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.ikindalikelanguages.com/blog/?p=450#comment-773 I didn't want it to seem like I had taken offense. There was no reason to, you seem to have informative and well reasoned comments. As for differences between Pimsleur and Michel Thomas, that deserves a paper or at least a post in itself but basically I believe that Michel Thomas teaches the essential grammar while Pimsleur focuses on vocabulary. After Michel Thomas, you would be able to pick up a dictionary and construct your sentences with it because you would know how to do grammar (although surely in a somewhat limited way but that's normal). I think that a true language course should have that. With Pimsleur, you wouldn't really know how to do this because you have learned the most common verbs and their conjugations but not how to actually conjugate verbs in general. At least that's the general impression I have been getting. It should also be taken into account that Michel Thomas Foundation + Advanced is about 15 hours which is only one third of the 45 hours that all three levels of Pimsleur take. The non-native pronunciation thing is not a thing that is intrinsic in the Michel Thomas method and I can be easily fixed just like you said. And you're right, there are a lot of opinions about those. Often both of these courses seem to be like a "love or hate" type of thing to people. I didn’t want it to seem like I had taken offense. There was no reason to, you seem to have informative and well reasoned comments.

As for differences between Pimsleur and Michel Thomas, that deserves a paper or at least a post in itself but basically I believe that Michel Thomas teaches the essential grammar while Pimsleur focuses on vocabulary. After Michel Thomas, you would be able to pick up a dictionary and construct your sentences with it because you would know how to do grammar (although surely in a somewhat limited way but that’s normal). I think that a true language course should have that. With Pimsleur, you wouldn’t really know how to do this because you have learned the most common verbs and their conjugations but not how to actually conjugate verbs in general. At least that’s the general impression I have been getting. It should also be taken into account that Michel Thomas Foundation + Advanced is about 15 hours which is only one third of the 45 hours that all three levels of Pimsleur take. The non-native pronunciation thing is not a thing that is intrinsic in the Michel Thomas method and I can be easily fixed just like you said.

And you’re right, there are a lot of opinions about those. Often both of these courses seem to be like a “love or hate” type of thing to people.

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